C. L. Moore — Northwest of Earth
New York , Gnome Press, Inc. 1954. First edition. Cloth. A pleasing first edition of this science fiction-fantasy short story collection by notable author Catherine Lucille Moore. First edition. With the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A selection of thirteen adventure science-fiction stories following C. L. Moore's characters Northwest Smith and Jirel of Joiry.Moore was among the first women to write in the science fiction and fantasy genres, paving the way for many other female speculative fiction writers. In the original cloth binding. With the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, very smart with minor rubbing and bumping to the extremities. Dust wrapper is smart, with sunning to the spine and slight edge wear. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean, with light spotting to the endpapers. Near Fine . Ill.: None. Near Fine/Very Good Indeed.
